What color is #372F6A?

#372F6A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372F6A?

The RGB value is 55, 47, 106: 55 red, 47 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372F6A?

The complementary color is #626A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372F6A color

#372F6A rgb(55, 47, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #372F6A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.4% green and 41.6% blue (55, 47, 106).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#372F6A color codes

HEX	`#372F6A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 47, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.29, 20.37, -33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.29, 39.18, 301.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.193, 3.886, 14.109)`
Decimal	`3616618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372F6A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #372F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #372F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372f6a; }
.text { color: #372f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 47 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372f6a, #542f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #372F6A?: #372F6A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372F6A?: The RGB value is 55, 47, 106: 55 red, 47 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372F6A?: The complementary color is #626A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.